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Until it's mastered, the Draigoch fight is nothing if not long. Before the fight even starts you have a bit of an obstacle course to get down to him. Once there, the fight is a cycle of a tank holding agro on Draigoch's head while the majority of the raid defeats his claws (2 in tier 1, 4 in tier 2). Once his claws are defeated, Draigoch will tumble into the middle of the cave.

I'm starting this guide refering only to T1 of the dungeon. If/when we get more experience with T2 I'll update it but for now keep the scope in mind if you decide to hit T2 and/or try the Challenge. Also keep in mind I'm horrible with names. I'll label everything to the best of my ability but I couldn't tell you the Gaunt Lord's name if you put a gun to my head.

At this point, it's been a couple months since Book 8 released with its new dungeon, Dar Narbugud (referred to as DN henceforth). DN is a multi-boss dungeon featuring six boss fights with trash mobs interspersed between them, comparable to the Rift in length and difficulty. This guide will attempt to provide strategies for the fights found in DN so that kinships throughout LoTRO will have an opportunity to experience this great dungeon firsthand. Only a small percentage of the population have thus far had the chance to complete all the fights found here. Via this guide, I hope to open this experience up to a larger portion of LoTRO's playerbase.

What to Know before Entering

Before entering DN, there are a few things you should be aware of.

All members of your raid must be properly prepared (more on that later).
All members of your raid must be willing to listen to orders and execute them immediately.
DN will take around three hours to complete for an experienced kin. If you are new, make sure everyone you are taking has four hours to spare at minimum. Preferably, you will have